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	<title>A Stamping Place</title>
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	<description>Jennifer Blomquist, Independent Stampin&#039; Up! Demonstrator</description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a &#8230;..</title>
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Well, I&#8217;m happy to share that we found out earlier this week that we will be having a little boy come Christmas time.  So, of course to commemorate the occasion I had to put together a quick card to share the news.   
 
I wanted to play with some scraps left over from cutting a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1182&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/its-a/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m back!  Plus some news.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello!  After a bit of a summer break I&#8217;m back and excited to be getting back into blogging.  I&#8217;ve just spent the last four days in Salt Lake City for the Stampin&#8217; Up! convention and it&#8217;s been a blast!  I&#8217;m so excited to be coming home with cute samples, swaps, ideas, and info on some awesome [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1179&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/im-back-plus-some-news/</link>
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		<title>Stampin&#8217; Up! Last Chance Retirement List is here!  Get 50% off!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, can you believe it is already June?  Time sure does fly!  But now that it is June, that means the current catalog is winding down and a number of stamps and accessories are heading into retirement.  I know that I&#8217;m going to miss some of the awesome In Colors this year &#8211; Baja Breeze, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1171&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/stampin-up-last-chance-retirement-list-is-here-get-50-off/</link>
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		<title>Save money, have fun &#8211; become a Stampin&#8217; Up Demonstrator!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;ve said it enough on this blog, but I LOVE being a Stampin&#8217; Up! demonstrator.  Since joining SU, I&#8217;ve met so many smart, creative, and friendly people, become better at my crafting, become so much more inspired, had more excuses to hang out with my friends and craft and share [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1164&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/save-money-have-fun-become-a-stampin-up-demonstrator/</link>
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		<title>More from Stampin&#8217; Up regionals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have so many awesome things I saw or made at last weekends regionals that its going to take me a few posts to share the best with you.  I can&#8217;t imagine how many pictures and ideas I&#8217;m going to come back from convention with.  It should be a blast though!
 
I just had to share [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1157&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/more-from-stampin-up-regionals/</link>
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		<title>30 card swaps in 3 hrs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend has been awesome!  The weather has been perfect &#8211; in the high 70&#8217;s and sunny all weekend &#8211; and I got to go to the Stampin&#8217; Up! regional seminar on Saturday up in Seattle.  Oh my gosh was it tons of fun, super inspiring, and a chance to reconnect with the folks in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1149&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/30-card-swaps-in-3-hrs/</link>
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		<title>One more card using the BigShot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all!  I know, its been a little bit since I posted on my blog and I blame it all on the Twilight series of books by Stephanie Meyer!  My friend Kally got me hooked on the series and I found myself spending the last two weeks spending my lunch breaks and evenings powering though [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1139&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/one-more-card-using-the-bigshot/</link>
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		<title>Trying out the BigShot &#8211; a card, a box, and the matchbox</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to put up a quick post before I had to run into work.  This week has gone by so fast and has seemed so busy, but the rest of the week should be more relaxing.  On Tuesday, I was hosting a Technique Night focused on using the BigShot.  Unfortunately, that night I had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1133&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/trying-out-the-bigshot-a-card-a-box-and-the-matchbox/</link>
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		<title>Get Connected Promotion plus upcoming events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I suddenly realized that I hadn&#8217;t shared with you all the latest promotion from Stampin&#8217; Up!  I don&#8217;t know about you, but I am always one for a deal and so I had to be sure you all knew about the latest deal from SU.  From now until April 30th, every $40 you spend from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1120&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/get-connected-promotion-plus-upcoming-events/</link>
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		<title>A craft fair card</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What a weekend!  The usually cold and rainy Pacific Northwest turned beautiful and sunny for the weekend.  It got up to almost 80 today, which was just nuts!  I was at a craft fair all weekend so I mainly got to see the sunny weather from afar but thankfully it stuck around though the evening [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1114&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/a-craft-fair-card/</link>
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		<title>Another baby card</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I told you that the card I posted earlier in the week was only first of many to come.     Last Thursday, my co-worker had her last day at work before spending the next week or two preparing for the birth of her baby girl.   I couldn&#8217;t let her leave without making her a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1093&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/another-baby-card/</link>
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		<title>Craft Fair #2 &#8211; Jantzen Beach, Portland, OR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last winter, I set up a table at my first ever craft and vendor fair.  It was a holiday fair and I spent a lot of time preparing craft items I thought would be great for the holidays.  Unfortunately, somewhere between the bad weather and the slightly hidden location, attendance was low and so it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1103&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/craft-fair-2-jantzen-beach-portland-or/</link>
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		<title>Thank you Stampin&#8217; secret sister!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  One of the wonderful ladies in my stamping group decided to organize a secret sister group.  When you signed up for this group, you agreed to send your secret sister a handstamped item plus anything additional you want to send.   We were supposed to send out our first gift by the end of March [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1090&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/thank-you-stampin-secret-sister/</link>
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		<title>The Occasion mini is here! New punches, new stamps, oh my!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow time has flown and its already April!  But that means it&#8217;s time for the new Occasions mini catalog to come out &#8211; and boy is this a good one.  There are lots of cool new items in this mini.  There are tons of new stamps, a new awesome scallop oval punch, a new matchbox [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1081&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/the-occasion-mini-is-here-new-punches-new-stamps-oh-my/</link>
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		<title>Another card organization option &#8211; a year in a box!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve mentioned before, I&#8217;ve been slowly trying to get my crafting supplies, partial projects, and completed projects organized so I can actually find what I&#8217;m looking for in less than 20 minutes.    Well, when my mom was visiting last month, she brought with her the instructions for a great project.  Using the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1042&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/another-card-organization-option-a-year-in-a-box/</link>
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		<title>The first baby card of the season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;m realizing that I&#8217;m now of the age that wedding seasons are winding down and its baby time for many of my friends.  Over the last month or two, I&#8217;ve learned that at least 5 friends are pregnant with most of their due dates being later this summer and fall.  I&#8217;m so excited for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1074&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/the-first-baby-card-of-the-season/</link>
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		<title>Pictures from Mom and Me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What a whirlwind spring!  There have been tons of family visits, stamping events, and work deadlines.  That has kept me away from my computer as much as normal but also means I have a backlog of great things to show you! 
 
First up, I thought I would share some of the projects we did as part [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1043&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/pictures-from-mom-and-me/</link>
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		<title>Mom and Me stamping class this Saturday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I work on getting pictures taken and up from my most recent project, I thought I would mention here on my blog my next class which is happening this weekend in downtown Portland.  I&#8217;m hosting a Mom and Me event where you and your child (or you and your mom or you and your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1037&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/mom-and-me-stamping-class-this-saturday/</link>
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		<title>Another Petal Pizazz pastel card</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Late last week, my mom came up for a visit (a week after my MIL was here for a week visiting!)  She was in town to join me at the Creating Keepsakes big scrapbooking convention in Portland this last weekend.  The convention was an absolute blast and we stayed up waay to late Saturday night [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1025&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/another-petal-pizazz-pastel-card/</link>
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		<title>Playing with Pastels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ahhh&#8230; it feels good to back at the blog.  I just getting over a yucky cold and just in time because my technique night was last night.  We were playing with pastel chalks and between my cold and my half-cleaned craft room, I got a bit of a late start preparing for it.  However, I&#8217;m [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1014&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/playing-with-pastels/</link>
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		<title>Working on my new craft room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever have one of those projects that keep you obsessed until you get it done? My craft room is one of those projects. After two weeks of being super busy (out of town on a business trip and my MIL visiting), the house is finally quiet again. 
 
While my MIL was here, she helped me get [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1007&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/working-on-my-new-craft-room/</link>
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		<title>Getting in a little stamping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Its been a crazy week for me but I&#8217;ve finally managed to sneak away to get a quick card put together and up on the blog.   This last week, I was away in Dallas on a business trip and returned home to my Mother-in-law visiting for a week.  And while all of that is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=1002&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/getting-in-a-little-stamping/</link>
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		<title>BigShot butterflies and a fun candy purse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hope you all had a great Valentine&#8217;s Day weekend!  I enjoyed some time with the DH at home on Saturday and then Sunday we drove up to Seattle to meet up with some friends and participate in a puzzle event (think, Amazing Race only with puzzles to tell you where to go next instead of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=993&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/bigshot-butterflies-and-a-fun-candy-purse/</link>
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		<title>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so I know this post is a little late, but better late then never, right?  I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have been visiting and leaving me comments.  It really perks up my day to have you all stopping by and saying hello.  Especially with weeks like this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=984&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/happy-valentines-day/</link>
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		<title>Get Your Own Stampin&#8217; Up! Designer Paper Sampler!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you like me and can never decide which of all the great designer paper you want from the catalog?  Or maybe you think a pattern is cute in the catalog but can&#8217;t decide how much you will really like it in real life.  Well, have I got a deal for you!  
 
I am [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stampingplace.wordpress.com&blog=4467093&post=976&subd=stampingplace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://stampingplace.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/get-your-own-stampin-up-designer-paper-sampler/</link>
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